by CleanMyMac 2, Macpaw’s catch-all utility offers scanning and cleanup of accumulated fluff—generally unused files and applications—on your Mac.
What kind of fluff is removed? Generally stuff you don’t think about that hangs around in the background. Similar to Disk Doctor (
), CleanMyMac 2 hones in on items such as unused language support files, developer-oriented files, and service copies of your iPhoto images that add to the bulk of your iPhoto library. CleanMyMac 2 has seven different types of scans (Automatic Cleanup, System Cleanup, Large & Old Files, iPhoto Cleanup, Trash Cleanup, Extensions Manager, and Eraser), and each scan type is customizable, allowing you to configure what files are cleaned and removed.
CleanMyMac 2’s Automatic Cleanup cycle explained.
CleanMyMac 2 generally removes stuff that won’t be missed, and if you’re feeling cautious—for example, you want to do a large-scale scan but leave OS X’s language files alone to ensure that upcoming software installations are smooth—just click CleanMyMac, choose Preferences, and specific elements of the scan can be configured from there.
CleanMyMac 2’s interface is a series of giant buttons and tutorial animations that greet you like a happy puppy. This proves both inviting and off-putting, as the interface consumes an enormous amount of screen real estate, but CleanMyMac 2 does pack some cool bells and whistles that become worth a second look. An uninstaller application comes in handy for removing applications with assorted support files scattered throughout the operating system, and a scheduler lets you assign designated times for the program to remind you to run tests.
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